LEADER 03840nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910461461403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-11968-4 010 $a9786613119681 010 $a90-04-19120-8 024 7 $a10.1163/ej.9789004186712.i-472 035 $a(CKB)2670000000089198 035 $a(EBL)717533 035 $a(OCoLC)727951054 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000502892 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11326701 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000502892 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10520992 035 $a(PQKB)11455582 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC717533 035 $a(OCoLC)647901937 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004191204 035 $a(PPN)170741869 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL717533 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10470545 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL311968 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000089198 100 $a20100915d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReading the book of nature in the Dutch golden age, 1575-1715$b[electronic resource] /$fby Eric Jorink ; translated by Peter Mason 210 $aLeiden [Netherlands] ;$aBoston $cBrill$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (494 p.) 225 1 $aBrill's studies in intellectual history,$x0920-8607 ;$vv. 191 300 $a"This book is a revised and translated version of Het Boeck der Natuere. Nederlandse geleerden en de wonderen van Gods schepping, 1575-1716, Leiden 2006." 311 $a90-04-18671-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tPreliminary Material /$rE. Jorink -- $tChapter One. Introduction /$rE. Jorink -- $tChapter Two. The Interpretation Of The Book Of Nature Down To Around 1660 /$rE. Jorink -- $tChapter Three. Comets: The Debate On The ?Wonders In The Heavens? /$rE. Jorink -- $tChapter Four. Insects: ?The Wonders Of God In The Humblest Creatures? /$rE. Jorink -- $tChapter Five. Collections Of Curiosities: ?A Book In Which God Has Gloriously Described Himself? /$rE. Jorink -- $tChapter Six. Books Of Wonders: From Rarity To Regularity /$rE. Jorink -- $tChapter Seven. The Book Of Nature: From Axiom To Metaphor /$rE. Jorink -- $tBibliography /$rE. Jorink -- $tIndex Of Names /$rE. Jorink. 330 $aTraditionally, Dutch scientific culture of the Golden Age is regarded as rational, pragmatic, and utilitarian. The role of Christiaan Huygens, Johannes Swammerdam and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek in the so called Scientific Revolution was recognised long ago, as was the fact that the revolutionary philosophy of René Descartes made its first impact in the Netherlands. This book challenges the traditional picture. First, it shows how nature was regarded as a second book of God, next to the Bible. For many, contemplating, investigating, representing and collecting natural objects was a religious activity. Secondly, this book demonstrates that the deconstruction of the old view of nature was partly caused by the pioneering exegetical research conducted in the Dutch Republic, more specifically, the emergence of radical biblical criticism. 410 0$aBrill's studies in intellectual history ;$vv. 191. 606 $aNatural history$zNetherlands 606 $aScience$zNetherlands$xHistory$y17th century 606 $aPhilosophy of nature$zNetherlands$xHistory$y17th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNatural history 615 0$aScience$xHistory 615 0$aPhilosophy of nature$xHistory 676 $a508.09492 700 $aJorink$b Eric$0904839 701 $aMason$b Peter$0676011 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461461403321 996 $aReading the book of nature in the Dutch golden age, 1575-1715$92133687 997 $aUNINA